Device for straightening hair



June 2, 1925- 1,539,898

' A. D. FRANKLIN DEVICE FOR STRAIGHTENING HAIR Filed Oct. 5, 1923 Huil 76 l//l/lH/f 21 ATTORNEYS Patented June 2, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALEATH'IA D. FRANKLIN, OF DAYTO'NA, FLORIDA.

DEVICE FOR STRAIGHTENING HAIR.

Application led October 5, 1928. Serial No. 866,818.

To all whom t may concern.

Re it known that I, ALEATHTA D. FRANK- LIN. a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Daytona, in the county of Volusia and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Straightening Hair, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for straightening hair, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which is of simple and durable construction and which is susceptible of being easily and conveniently handled. the device at the same time being so constituted as to be effective to apply the proper amount of heat and the requisite degree of pressure over a considerable length of hair whereby to straighten the hair and remove kinks and irregularities therefrom. 1

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novel features of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specifica-tion, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the preferred embodiment of the invention; and

Figure 2 is a view thereof in side elevation.

il Referring to the drawings it will be seen that my invention proposes a pair of crossed handles, the members of which are designated generally at 10 and 11. At their crossing the handles are cut awayor re- 0 cessed, as designated at 12 and 13, respectively, for one-half the thickness of each handle. A pivot 14 pivotally connects the handles 10 and 11 at the point of their crossing. With the pivot 14 located at the 48 point of the crossing and by virtue of the provision of the notches 12 and 13 at the crossing of the handles, these handleslO and 11 are constrained in assembly to pivotal motion toward and away from each other in the same plane. The handles 10 and 11 50 are formed and constituted to include long arms 15 and 16, respectively, on one side of the pivot and curved short arms 17 and 18 respectively on the opposite side of the pivot. The long arms 15 are straight and 55 are provided with hand grips, designated at 19 and 20, respectively.

A pair of pressing irons, designated generally at 21 and 22 are provided and are carried by the curved arms 17 and 18, 60 respectively, and the arms 10 and 11. These pressing irons are of identical construction and consist of a pair of plates or blades which are elongated, thick and narrow.

' Preferably these blades are disposed with 65 their long arms extending at right angles to the longitudinal axes of the crossed handles. By forming the blades making up the pressing irons 21 and 22 relatively long or elongated, it\ is possible to en age a considerable length of hair and this characteristie is an important feature in successively dealing with stubborn and kinky hair. The thick formation or heavy formation of the blades enables them to contain and hold the heat for a proper period while the narrow formation of these blades facilitates the handling thereof. It will be understood that it is important that the blades be so constituted as to be easily and conveniently handled and to be under the complete control of the operator at all times as these heated blades must not be brought into contact with the scalp or flesh. The Contactin faces of the pla-tes or blades are flat and plane, and these` faces may be brought together by virtue of the curved arms 17 and 18 which provide the clearance necessary. The blades or plates making up the pressing irons may be of solid integral construction or they may be laminated. If made up of a number of laminations, the layers may be secured together by rivets, Welding or any other suitable process. Preferably the pressing irons and the cross handles are constructed of wrought iron but they may be constructed of any metal having the sui-table physical properties and if the plates or blades making up the pressing irons 21 and 22 are lamlnated they may be made up of layers of the same metal or 1a ersiof .different metals as may be 5 foun most desirable.

`I claim: A device for straightening hair comprisl and plane pressing consistin of a pair of thick, narrow and lo elongate plates, said lates extending at right angles to the han les and having fiat faces.

ALEATHIA D. FRANKLIN.- 

